Sheriff pulls crowd as he arrives Borno
Former Governor of Borno State, Senator (Dr) Ali Modu Sheriff, has made history again with the mammoth crowd that welcomed him to Maiduguri. Thousands of supporters and well wishers trooped to the...
View ArticleEkiti: No Speaker was impeached
Idowu Adelusi CPS to the Governorof Ekiti state has denied reportes that the State Speaker has been impeached. The CPS statement read thus ”Our attention has been drawn to the news that the Ekiti State...
View ArticleAfenifere demands Jega’s resignation for querying Southern RECs over botched...
The prime socio-cultural organization of Nigeria’s Yoruba race, Afenifere, has decried the query which the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega,...
View ArticleLafia Shut Down As Fighting Continues
Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, was yesterday tension soaked as schools, business premises and virtually all government offices were deserted following the ongoing inter-ethnic crisis which has now...
View ArticleUPDATE: Baba Alakyo is alive – Ombatse
The Ombatse spiritual group has made a statement to the effect that its spiritual leader, Lega Agu, commonly called Baba Alakyo, is alive, hale and hearty, contrary to speculations that he was killed...
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Bola Obasanjo dazzles all
She is the woman who you now see everywhere with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A bit on the plump side, you can hardly see Obasanjo without Bola. They are like Siamese twins and attend all...
View ArticleSanusi Lamido Sanusi backs vigilantes, doubts military in B/ Haram fight
One of Nigeria’s most powerful Muslim leaders, the emir of Kano, has voiced support for vigilantes fighting Boko Haram, urging others to form civilian militias and questioning the competence of the...
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My husband’s administration has changed lives of Nigerians – Patience Jonathan
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has called on Nigerians, irrespective of political and religious inclinations, to assists the federal government in ending insurgency in the country. She spoke at the...
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NEWS IN PICTURES: Suspected male suicide bomber set ablaze by mob in Gombe
As the Boko Haram insurgents continue to extend their operations to different parts of the North through the use of suicide bombers, some residents have now resolved to always apply the jungle justice...
View ArticleSenators reject emergency rule extension in Adamawa, others
A cross section of Senators on Tuesday disagreed with the fresh request by President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the emergency rule in the three North – Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, over...
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BREAKING NEWS: Senate confirms Mohammed as Chief Justice of Nigeria
Members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly have confirmed Justice Mahmud Mohammed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The new CJN was confirmed on Tuesday after being grilled by the Senate....
View ArticleForeign fighters are taking over Boko Haram – Gusau
An alarm has been raised over the growing influence of foreign fighters in the ranks of violent insurgent group, Boko Haram, just like any other terrorist group all over the world. The Minister of...
View ArticleDavid Mark mourns Senator Ayo
Senate President, Senator David Mark has commiserated with the Government and the people of Ondo State over the death of Sen. Ayo Lawrence. Ayo Lawrence served as a Senator under the platform of the...
View ArticleState Assembly Crises: Oshiomhole and Amaechi, worse than me — Fayose
The Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has denied that the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, was impeached Monday by lawmakers loyal to him. Ten out of 26 members of the House...
View ArticleJudge withdraws from $620,000 Farouk Lawan bribery suit
Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, who presided over the alleged $620,000 bribery suit brought against a member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, withdrew...
View ArticleStation a garrison in Chibok, CAN urges Jonathan
The Chairman of the Borno State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Titus Pona, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to station a military garrison in Chibok in order to stem the...
View ArticleEmergency Rule Extension: Reps resume tomorrow, as senators oppose
By Emma Ovuakporie, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Joseph Erunke & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA—Stiff opposition from most senators greeted the fresh request by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday for an...
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Nigeria Bottling Company, Coca-Cola threatening to kill me – CPC boss writes IG
The director-general, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Mrs Dupe Atoki, has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, to thoroughly investigate a case of threat to her...
View ArticleBREAKING: Scores injured as political thugs storm Ekweremadu’s health centre...
The political crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State may have taken another dimension as suspected political thugs stormed the Ikeoha Foundation Medical Mission in Ezeagu...
View ArticleBoko Haram shoots Brigade Commander as Army arrests four others for deserting...
Reports reaching DAILY POST says a senior officer of the Nigerian Army and Acting Brigade Commander of the 23rd Brigade, Yola, Colonel Popoola was shot in the shoulder by Boko Haram insurgents during...
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